And with tears of indignation in his eyes, Richard left the office.
CHAPTER XXII.
RICHARD VISITS MR. JOYCE AGAIN.
"I'm discharged, Frank."
Frank Massanet dropped the books he held in his hands. "Discharged!" he cried. "Surely, Dick, you don't mean it!"
"I do," replied Richard. "Mr. Mann has given me my wages for this week, and says he wants me to leave at once."
"But how—what did he have to say? What did he accuse you of?"
"He had very little to say. He said I knew quite as well as he did why
I was discharged."
"But didn't he give you a chance to explain?"
"No; he wouldn't let me say a word. I tried to, but he shut me right up."